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Civil Service

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Definitions

Powers and Duties of Commission

Rules

New or Amended Rules; Hearings; Publication

Powers and Duties of Administrator

Appointments; Requisitions

Performance Evaluation System; Implementation

Weight of Performance Evaluation in Promotions

Employee Disagreement With Evaluation; Appeal

Promotional Appointments in Official Service

Promotional Appointments in Official Service Within Same Departmental Unit

Departmental Promotional Examinations

Alternate Departmental Promotional Examinations

Competitive Promotional Examinations

Provisional Appointments

Provisional Appointments; Notice; Filing

Provisional Appointments; Authorization; Reports; Length of Service; Termination

Provisional Promotions

Scope of Examinations; Marks; Appointments Based Solely on Training and Experience

Persons With Bachelor's Degrees; Examination; Eligible List; Certification

Notice of Examinations for Original Appointments; Posting

Notice of Examination for Promotional Appointments; Posting

Applications for Examination or Registration; Fees; Requests for Information

Educational and Physical Requirements; Eligibility Based on Gender

Passing Requirements of Examinations; Credits; Requests for Review

Review of Examination Papers; Errors

Appeals; Petitions

Eligible Lists; Certification; Refusal to Accept Employment

Order of Persons on Eligible Lists; Veteran's Preference; Disabled Veterans; Fire and Police Service

Appointment or Promotion; Manner of Selection

Labor Service Applicants; Eligibility; Age Limit; Veteran's Preference

Appointment of Apprentice Lineman; Age Restrictions

Labor Service Appointments; Promotional Bulletins

Promotional Appointments From Labor Service to Official Service

Emergency Appointments; Renewal

Emergency Appointments to Laborer Positions; Renewal

Seniority; Computing Length of Service

Probationary Periods

Transfers

Transfers From Official Service to Labor Service Positions

Leaves of Absence

Unauthorized Leaves of Absence; Reports; Separation From Employment; Review

Separation From Employment; Lack of Work or Money; Abolition of Position; Disability

Conditional Employees

Reemployment List

Discharge; Removal; Suspension; Transfer; Abolition of Office; Reduction of Rank or Pay; Hearings; Review

Discharge, Removal or Suspension; Hearing Before Disinterested Hearing Officer; Review

Complaints; Hearings; Jurisdiction; Filing of Civil Action

Hearings Before Commission

Judicial Review

Reimbursement for Defense Expenses

Reinstatement; Hearings

Blind Persons; Examinations; Temporary Appointment of Persons With an Intellectual Disability

Disadvantaged Persons; Certified Work-Training Programs; Examination; Eligible Lists; Appointment

Civil Service Offices and Positions; Exemptions

Career Management Service Program; Designation of Positions; Selection of Persons; Annual Listing; Performance Appraisal System

Students in Temporary Position Appropriate to Academic Interest; Appointments to Certain State Positions Subject to or Exempt From Civil Service Law; Confidential Employees

Persons Ineligible for Civil Service

Cities; Civil Service Offices and Positions

Towns; Civil Service Offices and Positions

Application of Chapter to Municipalities; School Districts; Elections

Petitions; Number of Signatures; Filing

Signatures to Petitions; Certification; Objections

Incumbents; Status; Seniority; Transfer of School Employees

Permanent Positions in City Labor Service; Removal of Intermittent Junior Building Custodians; Certification of Inspector of Wires

Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters; Qualification

Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters; Maximum Age Restrictions

Municipal Police Officers and Fire Fighters; Examinations; Appointments and Promotions

Intermittent or Reserve Police or Fire Forces; Appointments to Regular Force

Intermittent or Reserve Police or Fire Force Members; Effect of Refusals to Accept Employment on Permanent Basis in Regular Police or Fire Force

Municipal Police Officers or Fire Fighters; Probationary Periods; Evaluation

Police Officer and Firefighter Health and Physical Fitness Standards

Wellness Program for Police Officers and Firefighters

Punishment Duty; Police Officers or Fire Fighters

Punishment Duty; Police Officers or Firefighters Employed by Cities or Towns

Paraplegic Persons; Municipal Police or Fire Departments; Appointments

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police; Qualifications

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police; Appointments and Promotions; Probationary Periods; Evaluation

Labor Service Positions in Highways Department; Certification; Promotions; Districts

Annual List of Civil Service Employees; Posting; Enforcement; Penalties

Reports of Appointment, Promotion, Demotion, Leaves of Absence, Etc.

Reports of Appointment or Employment by Appointing Authority Upon Request; Enforcement; Penalties

Records; Examination Papers; Inspection; Destruction

Rosters of Positions; Filing; Use; Penalties

Investigations; Subpoenas; Summoning Witnesses, Etc.

Violations; Notice; Writs of Mandamus

Prohibited Activities; Penalties

Rights of Municipal Employees

Positions Subject to Federal Merit System Standards; Minimum Qualifications

Enforcement of Laws and Rules